Virtually every time I’ve been asked that question I’ve given a different answer. I recently spoke with a dear long-time friend who happens to be an entertainment lawyer, and he said I should be able to answer the question in two sentences. I’ve been working on those two sentences ever since. So, how about this: […]
It seems clear to me that to change your life you have to change the story you tell about your life. It’s tricky though. If you tell a story that reflects the life you want, but you don’t believe it, it won’t feel good, and it won’t change your life. Let’s say you feel you […]
I had an opportunity a couple of weeks ago to view up-close the behavior of the mind when confronted with a glimpse of who we really are. I attended a “salon” at the home of dear friends at which I was invited to present the main ideas in The Seer’s Explanation. I decided to invite […]
Desire has been given a bad name It seems to me that desire has been given a bad name, especially among some of us “spiritual” types. And even among mildly counter-cultural folks, as in “desire for money and nice things is the root of all evil.” The seer’s explanation says that desire is what accounts […]
For human beings – in my life, at least – the idea of failure seems to be a constant threat. In fact, for me the fear of failure has probably closed more doors than has actual failure. I’ve been inquiring into the question of where my fear of failure comes from, but no definitive answer […]
I’ve been thinking about problems, whether they are of an individual nature, or community problems, or even problems on a global basis. It seems clear that we call them problems because there are no apparent solutions in sight. If solutions were obvious, we would just do what the solution dictates. If, for example, there is […]
The two preceding posts were about the relationship of quantum theory to the seer’s explanation. It’s completely natural for a reader at this point to say, “So what? What possible relevance is there in this discussion for me, for my desire to live a happier, more fulfilling life?” Good question! Well, what if there […]
What is this “quantum weirdness,” and how does it relate to the seer’s explanation (the explanation, not the book)? First, quantum theory tells us that when physicists describe the world, they do so in terms of a range of possibilities, each with a probability of being observed during an experiment. As an example, each atom […]
I’ve noticed that when I bring up the topic of quantum theory in my discussions with people about The Seer’s Explanation, people have a tendency to stiffen up! I guess it comes off as a scary topic, but it needn’t be. In this post I’d like to try explain why that is. You may even […]
As I continue to think about the ideas in my book, The Seer’s Explanation, I’m struck again and again, first by the fact of – and then by the role played by – dreaming in our lives. I think that the topic of dreaming is a good one with which to illuminate the contrast between […]